Hokies sign South Carolina's top hurdler

South Carolina native Imagine Patterson inks with Virginia Tech

November 13, 2017

BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech track and field and cross country director Dave Cianelli announced Monday that Imagine Patterson has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the Hokies for the 2018-19 season.

“It’s a pleasure to have Imagine join Hokie Nation,” sprints coach Tim Vaught said. “She will be a great asset to the team by being one of the top 400 hurdlers in the country out of high school. I’m so excited to see her reach her full potential with us.”

A native of Summerville, South Carolina, Patterson comes to Blacksburg as the reigning SCHSL champion in the 100- and 400-meter hurdles, while owning the state of South Carolina’s high school record in the 400 hurdles.

Patterson also was a New Balance Outdoor All-American this past season and won the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships in the 400 hurdles. Her personal bests are clocking a time of 11.70 seconds in the 100-meter dash, a 14.30 in the 100-meter hurdles and a time of 59.16 in the 400-meter hurdles.

“It just felt like home honestly,” Patterson said. “Like this was the place where I could fit in and grow the most.”

The Hokies will open their 2018 indoor season at the Nittany Lion Challenge from Jan. 12-13, held at Penn State’s campus in State College.

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